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Faculty Senate Monthly Packet December 2006, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The December 2006 Monthly packet includes the December agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held November 2006

The Daily Egyptian, December 04, 2006, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2006

No abstract provided.

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

The Bg News December 4, 2006, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 4, 2006. Volume 97-Issue 69.

What's Happening: December, 2006, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Raelene Shippee-Rice, Associate Professor Of Nursing Travels To Bulgaria, Raelene Shippee-Rice

Faculty Travel Reports

Professor Shippee-Rice returned to Bulgaria after working for six months on a Fulbright grant, to conduct a seminar series on hospice care for nurses, physicians and social workers.

Group Therapy For Abused And Neglected Youth: Therapeutic And Child Advocacy Challenges, Janine Wanlass, J. Kelly Moreno, Hannah M. Thomson

Psychology and Child Development

Although group therapy for abused and neglected youth is a viable and efficacious treatment option, facilitation is challenging. Group leaders must contain intense affect, manage multiple transferences, and advocate for their clients within the larger social welfare system. Using a case study of a group for sexually abused girls, this paper explores some of these issues and discusses ways in which therapists recognize and deal with the dual challenge of advocating for and treating children.

Ephatha, Winter 2006-2007

Ephatha

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Newark, NJ

Ephatha Finding Aid

Behaviorally-Based Disorders: The Historical Social Construction Of Youths' Most Prevalent Psychiatric Diagnoses, Christopher A. Mallett

Social Work Faculty Publications

The article discusses the historical social construction of the most prevalent diagnosis of youth in the U.S. The country's psychiatry controls the definitions of mental health disorders and diagnosis through required practice utilization of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. A research is conducted through a social construction theoretical paradigm to identify diagnostic classification systems, nosology changes, and critical time periods.

The Classic, Winter 2006-2007, Public Relations

The Classic, 2000-2009

President's Report: Can We Talk? Conversations of Consequence; Presidential search under way; Northwestern announces tuition guarantee; NWC honored for hurricane relief; Programmers place first in local competition; Koene named certified court interpreter; Business students learn from alumni; Three join board; Fine arts departments present premieres; The Brotherhood of Heemstra; Once Upon a Time: Homecoming 2006; Learning From Life: Theatre professor Jeff Barker, who integrates living and teaching, is the 2006 Iowa Professor of the Year; Face Value: ReNae Van Voorst; Achievers: Four receive distinguished alumni awards: Paul Colenbrander '41, '43, Ellen (Bunger '71) Errington, Beverly (Gaalswyk '68) and Merlyn De …

Child Care And Children With Special Needs: Challenges For Low Income Families [Report], Helen Ward Jd, Lisa A. Morris Phd, Erin E. Oldham Phd, Julie Atkins Ma, Angela Herrick, Patricia Morris

Children, Youth, & Families

Findings from this mixed methods study include:

• Parents of young children with special needs face significant challenges finding and keeping child care arrangements for their child.
• Parents report significant problems with the child care arrangements they have used for their child with special needs.
• There are significant programmatic and financial barriers to supporting parents of children with special needs so they can work, and balance work and family.
• The combination of all of these problems and the particular demands of caring for a child with special needs often result in employment problems and job instability.
• Families of children with special …

Acknowledgements, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

International Social Work Best Practices Curriculum For Schools Of Social Work., Stephen Ulrich

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In 1979, the U.S. President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies stated that to function successfully in the next century, all adults would need more knowledge about our interdependent world, awareness of other peoples, and greater sensitivity to global attitudes and customs. Social work is deeply rooted in the tradition of promoting social justice and in the profession's commitment to concern for culturally diverse groups. It is increasingly felt that social workers must acquire skills and attitudes that will enable them to effectively intervene with clients from diverse cultures and ethnic backgrounds. The inclusion of international content into social …

Economic Mobility Of Single Mothers: The Role Of Assets And Human Capital Development, Min Zhan

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This study examines the economic mobility of single mothers. It highlights the relationships between single mothers' financial assets and human capital development (educational advancement, job training, and work hours) with their economic mobility. Analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) indicates that assets may help improve upward economic mobility. Assets, however, have differential impact on single mothers with different income levels. In addition, human capital development mediates the positive link between assets and the economic mobility for mothers living between the 100% and 200% federal poverty. These results support asset building as an investment strategy to …

Foster Parents' Reasons For Fostering And Foster Family Utilization, Kathryn Rhodes, Mary Ellen Cox, John G. Orme, Tanya Coakley

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Better utilization of foster families might be linked to parents' reasons for fostering. This study used data from the National Survey of Current and Former Foster Parents to examine relationships between reasons for fostering and types of services and length of service foster parents provide. Top reasons for fostering were child-centered. The least endorsed reasons were self-oriented. Those who fostered to help children with special problems were more likely to have a child placed, had more children, and had fostered more types of special needs children. Parents who fostered because their children were grown were more likely to have a …

Review Of The Rise And Fall Of Hmos: An American Health Care Revolution. Jan Gregoire Coombs. Reviewed By Lisa S. Patchner., Lisa S. Patchner

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Jan Gregoire Coombs, The Rise and Fall of HMOs: An American Health Care Revolution. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2005. $35.00 hardcover.

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Contents Of Volume Xxxiii - 2006

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

No abstract provided.

Service-Learning Outcomes At A Faith-Based Institution Of Higher Education., Amy L. Doolittle

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This quantitative dissertation examines outcomes of a required service-learning program at a faith-based institution. Two hundred and ten students completed a pre/post survey administered to a sophomore level class about background, educational processes, and twelve attitude and knowledge subscales related to service-learning. All subscales met standard reliability standards. Two dependent variables were used to measure critical thinking and students' perceptions of learning. While students entered the class with strong positive attitudes and knowledge on most subscales, four subscales Civic Attitudes, Civic Behavior, Civic Action, and Social Justice showed significant positive changes, and two subscales Motivation for Service and Personal Enrichment …

Full Issue, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

2006 December, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for December 2006.

Illinois State University Report, December 1, 2006, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Editors’ Comments, Thomas C. Hunt, Ronald J. Nuzzi

Journal of Catholic Education

No abstract provided.

Ut Arlington Library Notes, V.12, No.2, Fall 2006, University Of Texas At Arlington Library

UT Arlington Library Notes

Former publication of the UT Library intended to foster community support and appreciation for Library Programs and services and to spotlight grants and contributions. It was published during the 1990s and 2000s.

The Daily Egyptian, December 01, 2006, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2006

No abstract provided.

Site File Digitizing Project Nears Completion: Carmen Beard Joins The State Archaeology Office (Osa), Jonathan Leader

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Green Is Better, Winston J. Craig

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Principal Time Commitment And Job Satisfaction Before And After An Executive Coaching Workshop, Thomas Matthew Gravel

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate time commitment and job satisfaction of principals before and after an executive coaching workshop. Principals on average work 50-70 hours per week and the demands being placed on principals is ever increasing. The result has been fewer qualified individuals applying for principal positions across the country and the burnout of those who are in the position.

Data were collected from K-12 principals by surveying those who attended one of four workshops titled, “How to Work Less, Play More, and Still Get the Job Done in a Normal School Week: Assuming Your Proper …

An Examination Of Self Identity And Learning Styles: A Qualitative Study Within The Home Health Care Setting, Margo Kraft

Student Scholarship

Home health care practitioners interact with patients via a learning process. Research has proven that reciprocal learning and expert learning styles are the primary methods of knowledge sharing in these home health care settings. The research conducted uncovered three major themes regarding knowledge sharing in home health care--self-identity, learning orientation, and resilience. A conceptual model was developed using these learning concepts in relationship to effective patient outcomes. Our research demonstrated that these home health care practitioners predominately uses two types of learning styles. One of these styles, reciprocal learning, transfers the education responsibility to the patient. The process of a …

Review Of Social Work Diagnosis In Contemporary Practice. Francis J. Turner (Ed.). Reviewed By William M. Maesen., William A. Maesen

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book review of Francis J. Turner (Ed.), Social Work Diagnosis in Contemporary Practice. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. $65.00 hardcover.

Paths To A Green World: The Political Economy Of The Global Environment. Jennifer Clapp And Peter Dauvergne.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Book note for Jennifer Clapp and Peter Dauvergne, Paths to a Green World: The Political Economy of the Global Environment. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005. $ 25.00 papercover.